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Ann Glotzbach received the award for "Springdale Atoll vs.
Ozarkia Nation: Adaptation of Marshallese and Hispanic Youth
in Springdale, Arkansas." This theoretical, empirical, and
policy study analyzes adaptation in a rapidly growing new
immigration site of Hispanic youth and the little-studied
"non-immigrant aliens" from the Marshall Islands. It
identifies the ways in which the local social capital of both groups
minimizes educational achievement, and Glotzbach makes specific
recommendations for how to bolster educational achievement, college
attendance, and a better future. She conducted a critical
review of the theoretical literature, developed a set of testable
hypotheses, designed her survey, and systematically analyzed the
data. In-depth interviews, field observations, and a photo
essay enriched the analysis.
Rocio Rosales received honorable mention for "Cuerpo
Vendido, Orgullo Mantenido: A Study of Cuban Jineteras
and the Critiques Confronting Ethnographic Research." This
thesis required the remarkable accomplishment of going to Cuba and
gaining the confidence of these closely guarded women, interviewing
them in depth and writing about the history of sex workers in the
context of the Cuban revolution as well as the complex and layered
relationships between these predominantly Afro-Cuban women, their
clients, and the public. Ms. Rosales then carried out a
critical analysis of ethnographic methods and her own ethnography in
that context.
Both theses make original contributions to the
literature in migration and development.
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